# Legal Drafting and Contract Writing

> Draft clear, precise contracts, policies and legal documents that avoid disputes.

- **Provider:** Afriskora Training Solutions
- **Category:** Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs
- **Duration:** 3 days
- **Formats:** classroom (cities across Africa), live virtual (Zoom/Teams), in-house for teams
- **Certificate:** Afriskora Certificate of Completion, verifiable online
- **Booking:** request dates and a quote; invoice and EFT payment
- **Web page:** https://afriskora.co.za/courses/law-justice-parliament/legal-drafting
- **Request dates:** https://afriskora.co.za/request-training?course=legal-drafting

## Overview

This course teaches the principles and techniques of drafting legal documents in plain language: structure, definitions, obligations and rights, conditions, common pitfalls and reviewing others' drafts. Participants draft and critique documents during the course.

## Who should attend

- Legal advisors and in-house counsel
- Contract managers
- Policy drafters
- Company secretaries

## Learning outcomes

- Structure legal documents logically
- Draft precise definitions and obligations
- Use plain language without losing precision
- Avoid ambiguity and common errors
- Review and improve drafts

## Course outline

### Module 1: Drafting principles

- Purpose and audience
- Structure
- Plain language
- Definitions

### Module 2: Drafting contracts

- Obligations and rights
- Conditions and warranties
- Boilerplate clauses
- Drafting exercise

### Module 3: Policies and review

- Policies and regulations
- Reviewing drafts
- Common errors
- Peer review